Portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, and using the same

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates generally to an improved, portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, and using the same. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus for providing shelter for humans and animals, which is portable, collapsible, and easily transportable from location to location, and can be quickly assembled, and disassembled. The portable, collapsible apparatus, has a ceiling or roof, and wall or panels that are made of one or more layers of material, such as, corrugated material, plastic material, composite material, waterproof material, weatherproof material, Coroplast material, polyethylene material, polypropylene material, to name a few. Optionally, the inventive apparatus could also have an attachable or detachable base or floor. In one preferred method the improved, portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, is made using, for example, an extruded corrugated plastic, to form a hunting blind.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The instant patent application claims priority to and the benefit ofpending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/826,581, filedon May 23, 2013, titled “PORTABLE, COLLAPSIBLE, HUMAN SHELTER FOROUTDOORS, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING, AND USING THE SAME,” the entiredisclosure of which provisional application is incorporated herein byreference.

The instant patent application also claims priority to and the benefitof pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/857,695,filed on Jul. 23, 2013, titled “AN IMPROVED, PORTABLE, COLLAPSIBLE,HUMAN SHELTER FOR OUTDOORS, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING, AND USING THESAME,” the entire disclosure of which provisional application isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to an improved, portable,collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, andusing the same. More particularly, the invention encompasses anapparatus for providing shelter for humans and animals, which isportable, collapsible, and easily transportable from location tolocation, and can be quickly assembled, and disassembled. The apparatushas features which allows for a quick and easy assembly, and also allowsfor immediate use outdoors by the user. The portable, collapsibleapparatus, has a ceiling or roof, and wall or panels that are made ofone or more layers of material, such as, corrugated material, plasticmaterial, composite material, waterproof material, weatherproofmaterial, Coroplast material, polyethylene material, polypropylenematerial, to name a few. Optionally, the inventive apparatus could alsohave an attachable or detachable base or floor. In one preferred methodthe improved, portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, is madeusing, for example, an extruded corrugated plastic, to form a huntingblind.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, such as, huntingblinds, and other similar type of portable buildings come in differentshapes and sizes, and have been known and used for many years, and for avariety of reasons and purposes.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,186,507 (Arvil L. Stinnett), the entire disclosure ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference, discloses a portable duckblind consisting of a lightweight frame collapsible and foldable to acompact size for easy transportation, a pliably foldable cover adaptedto be supported on the frame to form a concealing enclosure for one ormore hunters, the cover having concealed openings for allowing thehunters to view the flight of game birds and a top flap which is easilydisplaced to allow the hunters to stand for shooting, and a hollow stoolon which a hunter may sit while occupying the blind, and into which thefolded cover may be placed for storage.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,184,436 (Ted Sadler), the entire disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference, discloses a portable structure thatmay be easily assembled and disassembled. The structure has particularvalue in supplying emergency shelter in a disaster. The structure isformed from two boards which are stored in a folded condition, and whichmay be expanded to define an enclosure. The two boards areinterconnected by tabs, such that the structure is easily assembled anddisassembled.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,743,781 (Jerry Micah Slaughter), the entire disclosureof which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses a portablereconfigurable hunting blind assembly comprising six rectangular framesjoined together side edge to side edge along five hinge lines foraccordion folding, and a camouflage covering mounted to each of theframes to define six panel-shaped wall units, the camouflage coveringdefining a window in at least some of the wall units.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0200518 (Kenneth Wayne Guy), the entiredisclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses anitem made from heavy duty lightly waxed corrugated cardboard. Thecardboard is of the thickness approximately 10 millimeters thick. Thecardboard is pressed in sectional pieces with perforations in therequired areas to be of the spec's to meet the fitted finished product.The products are the cardboard houses which is corrugated notched andsectioned to fit in the notched areas to interlock when put togethercreating a temporary shelter or play house. On the “A” Frame house, oneis 3 pieces, which part letter A is 5′ times 7′ or can also be approx.6.5′. Then part letter B is the rest of the sectional of which measures5′ at the base of door in 2 sections, the back is 5′ at base tapering upto a point attached to the roof section as the doors are. On the housetype version the floor section part “A” measures 4′ ft. to 5 ft. times 6ft. to 7 ft. Section letter “B” measures at this when calculated for thesmaller version. 12 ft. times 4 ft. with sections perforated to createthe door and 2 side windows and one rear window. This section is notchedand clipped so to fit together forming he walls of the shelter/house.The other dimension is 4 ft. times 24 ft. The roof is section letter Cand measures 6 ft. to 6 ft. at the squared roof part area, then the topends measure 4 ft. to 5 ft. at the base cut to 45 degree to top creatingthe pitch then connecting to the other top of roof by means of male tofemale notches as well as the bottom of the ends to the front and rearof the top and then to the house side walls then completion is donecreating a cardboard house/shelter. This idea has multiple use, examplesare as follows: Could be kept in car or truck for emergency use of anykind Could be used as a camping alternative or hiking emergency. Couldbe handed out at shelters for the homeless people. Could be used indisaster situations.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0277094 (Harris R. Ward), the entiredisclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses ahunting blind with one-way windows is constructed of four rigid panelsto have four walls and a fifth rigid roof panel. Preferably, at leastthree of the panels are provided with a window frame, the frames havingmultiple tracks for multiple sliding panes in each frame. The windowpanes are coated or formed to provide one way vision, i.e., the hunteror photographer in the blind can see out through the panes, but wildlifeexterior to the blind cannot see into the blind. When the hunter wishesto make a shot, he/she slides one of the panes open to provide a clearshot to the outside from the blind. The panes may be removed andreplaced with inexpensive opaque panels when the blind is unused forsome time, thus allowing the one way panes to be stored and protectedfrom damaging sunlight and ultraviolet.

This invention improves on the deficiencies of the prior art andprovides an inventive portable, collapsible, human shelter for outdoors,and a method of assembling, and using the same.

PURPOSES AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention in one aspect is an improved, portable, collapsible, humanshelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, and using the same.

Therefore, one purpose of this invention is to provide a portable,collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, andusing the same.

Another purpose of this invention is to provide a portable, collapsible,human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, and using thesame that can be used as a hunting blind.

Yet another purpose of this invention is to provide a portable,collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, andusing the same that can be quickly assembled and then disassembled foreasy installation and transportation.

Still yet another purpose of this invention is to provide a portable,collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, andusing the same where the inventive shelter comprises of several modularpanels that can be quickly assembled and then disassembled for easyinstallation and transportation.

Yet another purpose of this invention is to provide a portable,collapsible, human shelter for outdoors, and a method of assembling, andusing the same, where the outer surface of the inventive shelter has acoating of at least one material to protect the inventive shelter fromthe outside environmental conditions.

Therefore, in one aspect this invention comprises a portable,collapsible, human shelter comprising:

-   (a) a cover, wherein said cover has a central cover area defined by    vertical peripheral cover sidewalls;-   (b) a base, wherein said base has a central base area defined by    vertical peripheral base sidewalls;-   (c) a housing sleeve, wherein said housing sleeve has at least one    wall panel having an upper edge and a lower edge,; and-   (d) wherein said base is secured to at least a portion of said lower    edge such that said vertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained    inside the lower peripheral edges of said at least one wall panel of    said housing sleeve, and wherein said cover is secured to at least a    portion of said upper edge of said at least one wall panel of said    housing such that said vertical peripheral cover sidewalls are    outside of the upper peripheral edges of said at least one wall    panel of said vertical housing sleeve, so as to form said portable,    collapsible, human shelter.

In another aspect this invention comprises a portable, collapsible,human shelter comprising:

-   (a) a cover, wherein said cover has a central cover area defined by    vertical peripheral cover sidewalls;-   (b) a base, wherein said base has a central base area defined by    vertical peripheral base sidewalls;-   (c) a housing sleeve, wherein said housing sleeve has a plurality of    wall panels having a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge,    and an upper edge and a lower edge, and wherein said first vertical    edge of a first wall panel is securely attached to said second    vertical edge of a second wall panel so as to form a vertical    housing sleeve; and-   (d) wherein said base is secured to at least a portion of said lower    edge such that said vertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained    inside the lower peripheral edges of said vertical housing sleeve,    and wherein said cover is secured to at least a portion of said    upper edge such that said vertical peripheral cover sidewalls are    outside of the upper peripheral edges of said vertical housing    sleeve, so as to form said portable, collapsible, human shelter.

In yet another aspect this invention comprises a method of forming aportable, collapsible, human shelter comprising the steps of:

-   (a) taking a cover panel and folding the peripheral edges of said    cover panel so as to form a base having a central cover area and    vertical peripheral cover sidewalls;-   (b) taking a base panel and folding the peripheral edge of said base    panel so as to form a cover having a central base area and vertical    peripheral base sidewalls;-   (c) taking at least one panel and forming a housing sleeve panel    such that said housing sleeve has at least one wall panel having an    upper edge and a lower edge; and-   (d) wherein said base is secured to at least a portion of said lower    edge such that said vertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained    inside the lower peripheral edges of said at least one wall panel of    said housing sleeve, and wherein said cover is secured to at least a    portion of said upper edge such that said vertical peripheral cover    sidewalls are outside of the upper peripheral edges of said at least    one wall panel of said housing sleeve.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Although the scope of the present invention is much broader than anyparticular embodiment, a detailed description of the preferredembodiment follows together with drawings. These drawings are forillustration purposes only and are not drawn to scale. Like numbersrepresent like features and components in the drawings. The inventionmay best be understood by reference to the ensuing detailed descriptionin conjunction with the drawings in which:

FIG. 1, illustrates a perspective view of an inventive portable,collapsible, shelter with the central housing sleeve, base, and coverwhile being transported.

FIG. 2, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter while the central housing sleeve is being removedfrom the base and the cover.

FIG. 3, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter as the central housing sleeve is being expandedwhile the base and the cover are still on the floor of a surface.

FIG. 4, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter as the central housing sleeve is being expanded andbeing removed for erection while the base and the cover are still on thefloor of a surface.

FIG. 5, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter with the central housing sleeve being fullyexpanded and erect, while the base and the cover are still on the floorof a surface.

FIG. 6, illustrates a top view of the inventive cover or base of theportable, collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 7, illustrates a perspective view of the edge panels being foldedof the inventive cover or base of the portable, collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 8, illustrates a perspective view of an edge flap being folded overan edge panel of the inventive cover or base of the portable,collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 9, illustrates a perspective view of an edge flap after beingfolded over an edge panel but before the end tabs have been insertedinto the corresponding slots in the inventive cover of the portable,collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 10, illustrates a perspective view of an edge flap after beingfolded over an edge panel and with the end tabs been securely insertedinto the corresponding slots in the inventive cover of the portable,collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 11, illustrates a perspective view of an edge flap after beingfolded over an edge panel but before the end tabs have been insertedinto the corresponding slots in the inventive base of the portable,collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 12, illustrates a perspective view of an edge flap after beingfolded over an edge panel and with the end tabs been securely insertedinto the corresponding slots in the inventive base of the portable,collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 13, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve being placed over the fully erect base of the inventiveportable, collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 14, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve just as it enters the edges of the fully erect base ofthe inventive portable, collapsible, shelter.

FIG. 15, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve after it has been secured to the edges of the fully erectbase of the inventive portable, collapsible, shelter, and with theinventive cover being placed over the fully erect central housingsleeve.

FIG. 16, illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a fully erectand assembled portable, collapsible, shelter of this invention.

FIG. 17, illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of a fully erectand assembled portable, collapsible, shelter of this invention.

FIG. 18, illustrates an exploded perspective view of a third embodimentof a portable, collapsible, shelter of this invention.

FIG. 19, illustrates a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of afully erect and assembled portable, collapsible, shelter of thisinvention.

FIG. 20, illustrates a perspective upper view of a fifth embodiment of afully erect and assembled portable, collapsible, shelter of thisinvention.

FIG. 21, illustrates a perspective view of a window flap for a wall orsleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter of this invention.

FIG. 22, illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment for awindow flap for a wall or sleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter ofthis invention.

FIG. 23, illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment for acentral housing sleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter of thisinvention.

FIG. 24, illustrates a perspective view of a sixth embodiment for acentral housing sleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter of thisinvention.

FIG. 25, illustrates a perspective view of a fully erect and assembledportable, collapsible, shelter of this invention, according to the sixthembodiment of FIG. 24.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The inventive portable, collapsible, shelter of this invention will nowbe discussed with reference to FIGS. 1 through 25. Although the scope ofthe present invention is much broader than any particular embodiment, adetailed description of the various preferred embodiments followstogether with the drawings. These drawings are for illustration purposesonly and are not drawn to scale. Like numbers represent like featuresand components in the drawings.

FIG. 1, illustrates a perspective view of an inventive portable,collapsible, shelter or blind or structure 23, according to a firstembodiment where the inventive shelter or blind 23, has a centralhousing sleeve or sidewalls 20, a cover or a top or an upper panel 10, abase or a bottom or a lower panel 30, while being transported. Thecentral housing sleeve or side-wall 20, has been shown in a collapsedposition as it is easy for shipment, transportation, or storage. Thecentral housing sleeve 20, is shown with at least one first securingmeans 22, at least one second securing means 24, and optionally, atleast one third securing means 26, shown in FIG. 3. The central housingsleeve 20, has a lower or bottom edge 65, and an upper or top edge 67.For some applications it is preferred that the second securing means 24,is on the inside surface of the central housing sleeve 20, andpreferably towards the lower surface or near the lower edge 65, of thecentral housing sleeve 20. The central housing sleeve 20, optionally,can also have at least one opening or window 25. The opening or window25, could optionally have at least one flap or cover 27, that could beused to protect the window from the environment, such as, rain, snow,wind, etc. The cover 10, or the base 30, would preferably be similar toeach other, or could be a mirror image of each other, or could bedifferent from each other. The cover 10, or the base 30, could have afirst folding panel 11, 31, a second folding panel 12, 32, a thirdfolding panel 13, 33, and a fourth folding panel 14, 34. The foldingpanels 11, 12, 13, 14, for the cover 10, or the folding panels 31, 32,33, 34, for the base 30, could also have a first extension folding panel15, a second extension folding panel 16, a third extension folding panel17, and a fourth extension folding panel 18. The cover 10, and/or thebase 30, could have at least one securing means 45, 46, 47, and 48. Itis preferred that the at least one securing means 45, 46, 47, and 48,are positioned along the edges of the folding panels 11, 12, 13, and 14,respectively.

FIG. 2, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter or blind or structure 23, of FIG. 1, while thecentral housing sleeve 20, is being removed from the cover panel 10, andthe base panel 30. As one can see that in this embodiment the centralhousing sleeve 20, is opening in an accordion manner, where a first wallpanel 61, is pulling and separating from the other folded and attachedpanels. The central housing sleeve 20, can also have an optional orsecondary securing means 26.

FIG. 3, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter 23, of FIG. 1, where the central housing sleeve 20,is being expanded while the cover panel 10, and the base panel 30, arestill on the floor of a surface. The central housing sleeve 20, has afirst sidewall 61, a second sidewall 62, a third sidewall 63, shown inFIG. 5, and a fourth sidewall 64, shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 3,the second sidewall 62, comprises a first partial panel 62A, and asecond partial panel 62B, which are joined to each other at the jointfold or fold line 66, that when combined form the full sidewall panel62. The joint fold 66, also provides rotational movement to the twopartial panels 62A, and 62B, with respect to each other, and also allowthem to move in and out of plane of the panel 62. It should beappreciated that for some applications one could have more than twopartial panels 62A, 62B, to form the full sidewall panel 62. It shouldbe understood that the fourth sidewall or side panel 64, is similar tothe second sidewall 62, and thus has a first partial panel 64A, and asecond partial panel 64B, and having a fold line 68, to form the fourthsidewall panel 64, as more clearly shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 4, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter 23, of the first embodiment, as the central housingsleeve 20, is being expanded and being removed for erection while thecover panel 10, and the base panel 30, are still on the floor of asurface, such as, surface or floor 120, shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 5, illustrates a perspective view of the inventive portable,collapsible, shelter 23, of FIG. 1, with the central housing sleeve 20,being fully expanded and erect, while the cover panel 10, and the basepanel 30, are still on the floor of a surface. In order to get asubstantial square, or rectangular shape for the erect central housingsleeve 20, each of the sidewall 61, 62, 63, and 64, must be in a tautposition. For some applications one could use the cover panel 10, or thebase panel 30, as a surface, such as, for example, surface or floor 120,shown in FIG. 15, to expand and vertically erect the central housingsleeve 20, however, any surface can be used to expand and verticallyerect the central housing sleeve 20, from its folded position.

FIG. 6, illustrates a top view of the inventive cover 10, or base 30, ofthe portable, collapsible, shelter 23. For some applications the cover10, and the base 30, are preferably substantially identical to eachother, however, it is preferable that the cover 10, is placed andsecured to the top of the housing sleeve 20, along the upper or top edge67, while the base 30, is preferably placed and secured to the bottom ofthe housing sleeve 20, along the lower or bottom edge 65. The cover 10,and the base 30, have a first fold line 71, a second fold line 72, athird fold line 73, a fourth fold line 74, a fifth fold line 75, a sixthfold line 76, a seventh fold line 77, and an eighth fold line 78. Thearea between the fifth fold line 75, the sixth fold line 76, the seventhfold line 77, and the eighth fold line 78, creates the central coversection 110, for the cover 10, or the central base section 130, for thebase 30. The fifth fold line 75, creates a first side wall panel 15,with a first flap or end panel 11, along the first fold line 71, and asecond flap or end panel 12, along the second fold line 72, and each ofwhich are located at each end of the first side wall panel 15.Similarly, at the opposite end the seventh fold line 77, creates a thirdside wall panel 17, with a third flap or end panel 13, along the thirdfold line 73, and a fourth flap or end panel 14, along the fourth foldline 74, and each of which are located at each end of the third sidewall panel 17. The area extending outwardly from the sixth fold line 76,has a ninth fold line 116, which is used to form the second side wallpanel 16. The ninth fold line 116, divides the second side wall panel16, into a top half side wall panel section 16A, and a bottom half sidewall panel section 16B, that when folded form the second side wall panel16. Similarly, on the opposite side the area extending outwardly fromthe eighth fold line 78, has a tenth fold line 118, which is used toform the fourth side wall panel 18. The tenth fold line 118, divides thefourth side wall panel 18, into a top half side wall panel section 18A,and a bottom half side wall panel section 18B, that when folded form thefourth side wall panel 18. The cover 10, and the base 30, have a firsttongue or tab or male portion 86, and a second tongue or tab or maleportion 88. Corresponding to each first tab 86, is a corresponding firsthole or opening or a female potion 87. Similarly, corresponding to eachsecond tab 88, is a corresponding second hole or opening or a femalepotion 89. The cover 10, has an inner surface or area 111, and an outersurface or area 112. Thus, once the cover 10, has been folded andassembled the central cover section 110, would have the inner area 111,facing the inside and into the housing sleeve 20, while the outersurface 112, would be forming the outside surface of the blind 23.Similarly, the base 30, has an inner surface or area 131, and an outersurface or area 132. Thus, once the base 30, has been folded andassembled the central base section 130, would have the inner area 131,facing the inside and into the housing sleeve 20, while the outersurface 132, would be forming the outside surface of the blind 23, andwould be, for example, on the top of the floor or surface 120, as shownin FIG. 15.

FIG. 7, illustrates a perspective view of the edge panels being foldedof the inventive cover 10, or base 30, of the portable, collapsible,shelter 23, of FIG. 1. For the ease of understanding FIG. 7, will now bedescribed with reference to the inventive cover 10, but similarprinciples and features could be used for the base 30. The inventivecover 10, has the first side wall panel 15, that is folded along thefifth fold line 75. Similarly, the third side wall panel 17, is foldedalong the seventh fold line 77. The first end panel or tab or flap 11,is then folded inwardly along first fold line 71, and similarly, thefourth end panel or tab or flap 14, is folded inwardly along the fourthfold line 74. The fourth side wall panel 18, is then folded along theeighth fold line 78, such that the fourth side wall panel 18, is foldedin half, which results in an upper half 18A, and a lower half 18B, alongtenth fold line or sidewall panel dividing line 118. For the ease ofunderstanding the second side wall panel 16, and the upper half 16A, andthe lower half 16B, that are each separated by the ninth fold line 116,are not shown in FIG. 7, but they would be folded, and when finished,would appear similar to the folded portion 18. As one can see that atleast one securing means 45, appears along inside peripheral edge of thefirst side panel 15, and similarly at least one securing means 47,appears along the inside peripheral edge of the third side panel 17.

FIG. 8, illustrates a perspective view of a side wall panel 18, beingfolded over an end panel 11, 14, of the inventive cover 10, or the base30, of the portable, collapsible, shelter 23. The edge flap or end panel11, 14, once folded along fold lines 71, 74, respectively, arepreferably substantially vertical and are substantially in alignmentalong the eighth fold line 78, and the female portion or opening 89,which results in the first side wall panel 15, and the third side wallpanel 17, to be also substantially vertical to the plane of the centralcover section 110, along the fifth fold line 75, and the seventh foldline 77, respectively, to form a first side wall 95, and a third sidewall 97, respectively.

FIG. 9, illustrates a perspective view of a side wall panel 18, afterbeing folded over an end panel or flap 11, 14, but before the end tabs88, have been inserted into the corresponding slots or openings 89, inthe inventive cover 10, or base 30, of the portable, collapsible,shelter 23. The fold of the forth end panel 18, is completed whichresults in the first half 18A, and the second half 18B, sandwiching thefirst flap or end panel 11, and the fourth end panel 14, and the tongueor tab or second male portion 88, being securely inserted into thecorresponding hole or opening or second female portion 89. For someapplications the fourth side wall panel 18, could also have at least onesecuring means 48. Similarly, for some applications the second side wallpanel 16, could also have at least one securing means 46, as moreclearly shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 10, illustrates a perspective view of a side wall panel 18, afterbeing folded over an end panel or flap 11, 14, and with the end tabs 88,being securely and engageably inserted into the corresponding holes oropenings or slots 89, in the inventive cover 10, or base 30, of theportable, collapsible, shelter 23, to form a fourth side wall 98.Similarly, the second side wall panel 16, would be folded along theninth fold line 116, such that the first half side wall panel 16A, andthe second half side wall panel 16B, would sandwich the second flap orend panel 12, and the third flap or end panel 13, and where the tongueor tab or male portion 88, would be securely and engageably be insertedinto the hole or opening 89, to form a second side wall 96, as moreclearly shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 11, illustrates a perspective view of a side wall panel 18, afterbeing folded over an end panel or flap 11, 14, but before the end tabs88, have been inserted into the corresponding slots or openings 89, inthe inventive base panel 30, of the portable, collapsible, shelter 23.The fold of the fourth end panel 18, is completed which results in thefirst half 18A, and the second half 18B, sandwiching the first flap orend panel 11, and the fourth end panel 14, and the tongue or tab orsecond male portion 88, being securely inserted into the correspondinghole or opening or second female portion 89. For some applications thefourth side wall panel 18, could also have at least one securing means148, that is secured to the outside peripheral wall to form the fourthside wall 198. Similarly, for some applications the first side wallpanel 15, could also have at least one securing means 145, that issecured to the outside peripheral wall to form the first side wall 195.Similarly, for some applications the third side wall panel 17, couldalso have at least one securing means 147, that is secured to theoutside peripheral wall to form the third side wall 197. Similarly, forsome applications the second side wall panel 16, could also have atleast one securing means 146, that is secured to the outside peripheralwall to form the second side wall 196, as more clearly shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 12, illustrates a perspective view of a side wall panel 18, afterbeing folded over an end panel or flap 11, 14, and with the end tabs 88,being securely and engageably inserted into the corresponding holes oropenings or slots 89, in the inventive base 30, of the portable,collapsible, shelter 23, to form a fourth side wall 198. Similarly, thesecond side wall panel 16, would be folded along the ninth fold line116, such that the first half side wall panel 16A, and the second halfside wall panel 16B, would sandwich the second flap or end panel 12, andthe third flap or end panel 13, and where the tongue or tab or maleportion 88, would be securely and engageably be inserted into the holeor opening 89, to form a second side wall 196, as more clearly shown inFIG. 13. For some applications the base panel 30, has at least one firstsecuring means 145, along the exterior surface of the first side wall195, at least one second securing means 146 along the exterior surfaceof the second side wall 196, at least one third securing means 147,along the exterior surface of the third side wall 197, and at least onefourth securing means 148, along the exterior surface of the fourth sidewall 198. However, it is preferred that the at least one securing means145, 146, 147, and 148, are on the outer surface of the sidewalls 195,196, 197, and 198, respectively, as more clearly shown with reference toFIG. 13.

FIG. 13, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve 20, being placed over the fully erect base 30, of theinventive portable, collapsible, shelter 23. It is preferred that the atleast one securing means 24, is towards the bottom edge 65, of thesleeve 20, but on the inside wall surface of panels, such as, panels 61,62, 63, and 64. However, for the base 30, it is preferred that the atleast one securing means 145, 146, 147, and 148, are on the outer orexterior surface of the sidewalls 195, 196, 197, and 198, respectively.

FIG. 14, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve 20, just as it enters the edges of the fully erect base30, of the inventive portable, collapsible, shelter 23. As the sleeve20, is inserted into the base panel 30, or the base panel 30, isinserted into the sleeve 20, care should be taken that the lower edge65, and the sleeve panels 61, 62, 63, and 64, are on the outside of theside walls 195, 196, 197, and 198, such that the base 30, once insertedinto the sleeve 20, fully rests, and is nested inside the sleeve 20, andthat the at least one securing means 24, along the inner walls of thepanel 61, 62, 63, and 64, securely, and engageably are in physicalcontact with the at least one securing means 145, 146, 147, and 148,which are on the outer or exterior surface of the side walls 195, 196,197, and 198, of the base panel 30.

FIG. 15, illustrates a perspective view of the fully erect centralhousing sleeve 20, after it has been secured to the edges of the fullyerect base 30, of the inventive portable, collapsible, shelter, 23, andwith the inventive cover 10, being placed over the fully erect centralhousing sleeve 20. It is preferred that the at least one securing means22, are towards the top edge 67, of the sleeve 20, but on the outside orexterior wall surface of panels, such as, panels 61, 62, 63, and 64.However, for the cover 10, it is preferred that the at least onesecuring means 45, 46, 47, and 48, are on the inner or interior surfaceof the sidewalls 95, 96, 97, and 98, respectively. As the sleeve 20, isinserted into the cover panel 10, or the cover panel 10, is insertedinto the sleeve 20, care should be taken that the upper edge 67, and thesleeve panels 61, 62, 63, and 64, are on the inside of the side walls95, 96, 97, and 98, such that the cover panel 10, once inserted into thesleeve 20, fully rests, and is nested outside of the sleeve 20, and thatthe at least one securing means 22, along the outer or exterior walls ofthe panel 61, 62, 63, and 64, securely, and engageably are in physicalcontact with the at least one securing means 45, 46, 47, and 48, whichare on the inner surface of the side walls 95, 96, 97, and 98, of thecover panel 10.

FIG. 16, illustrates a side view of a first embodiment of a fully erectand assembled portable, collapsible, shelter 23, of this invention. Asone can see that the cover panel 10, is along the outer peripheral wallsof the sleeve 20, so that under environmental conditions, such as, snow,rain, hail, sleet, to name a few, the environmental conditions would notpenetrate inside the sleeve 20. Similarly, as one can see that the basepanel 30, is along the inner peripheral walls of the sleeve 20, so thatunder environmental conditions, such as, snow, rain, hail, sleet, toname a few, the environmental conditions would not penetrate inside thesleeve 20. Thus, both the cover 10, and the base 30, provideenvironmental protection to the person or content inside the sleeve 20,of the assembled portable, collapsible, shelter 23, of this invention.

FIG. 17, illustrates a side view of a second embodiment of a fully erectand assembled portable, collapsible, shelter or blind or structure 123,of this invention. The shelter 123, is erected or assembled in the fieldand is placed on a surface or terrain or ground 120, such that thesecond or the outer surface 131, is in contact with the ground 120,while the first or inner surface 131, faces the inside of the shelter123. For most applications, it is preferred that the shelter 123, has anopening 147, and a door 145, which allows for an easy entrance and exitof a person or user 150, and/or content 155. It should be appreciatedthat the door 145, and the corresponding door opening 147, can be madein any of the panels of the sleeve 120. For most applications it ispreferred that the door 145, and the door opening 147, are made when thesleeve 120, is being manufactured. However, for some applications itcould be pre-formed, such as, with a door outline 149, and then in thefield or as desired by the user 150, the door 145, could be created inthe field or during use, such as, by cutting along the pre-formedoutline 149.

As shown in FIG. 17, once assembled the structure 123, has an inner wallor surface 28, an outer wall or surface 29, an inner cover area 111, anexternal or outside cover area 112, an inner base area 131, and anoutside or external base area 132, which would be sitting or resting ona surface or terrain 120.

As shown in FIG. 17, for some applications one could also have or securea stake down flap or extension 151, having a hole or securing means 153,that would be secured to the outside surface 29, of the housing sleeve120, via at least one securing means 152. For some applications onecould also use a secondary or second securing means 163, such as, astake 163, to mate with the flap 151, and to secure the structure 123,to the ground or structure 120, or to another structure, such as, forexample, another portable structure 23, 123, etc. For some applicationsone would need to add one or more stake down flap 151, per side. Thestake down flap 151, could be, welded 152, or glued 152, to the bottomsurface or lower edge area 65, of the outside surface 29, of the housingsleeve 120. The stake down flap 151, could have a hole 153, so that onecould drive a stake 163, through the hole 153, into the ground 120, andnow the entire unit 123, would be staked down to the ground 120, on allfour sides.

For some applications the inventive unit once assembled could have astretchable fabric cover 129, such as, shown in FIG. 17, over theinventive unit 123, so as to change the appearance. For example, in oneapplication, such as, a hunting blind 123, one could have a camouflagecover 129, but as a children's “Play House”, the fabric cover 129, couldbe printed, for example, like, a spaceship, a castle, a pink play house,to name a few. Basically, the cover 129, can change the appearance ofthe structure 123, to whatever design 129, a child 150, a hunter 150, aperson 150, a user 150, may want or desire.

FIG. 18, illustrates an exploded perspective view of a third embodimentof a portable, collapsible, shelter 223, of this invention. The shelter223, comprises of individual components, which are assembled to form theportable, collapsible, shelter 223, of this invention. The shelter 223,comprises of a cover panel 210, a base panel 230, a first wall or sleevepanel 261, a second wall or sleeve panel 262, a third wall or sleevepanel 263, and a fourth wall or sleeve panel 264. One or more of thepanels 261, 262, 263, 264, could have an opening 247, and a door 245.Similarly, one or more of the panels 261, 262, 263, 264, could have oneor more opening 227, for a window panel 225. The window panel 225, wouldpreferably be in an hinged arrangement with the sleeve panel 261, 262,263, 264, such as, along a fold line 226, which could act as a hinge226. Each of the sleeve panel 261, 262, 263, 264, would have an edgearea to allow for the secure mating of the adjacent panel to it. Thus,first sleeve panel 261, would have a first sleeve edge 261A, and asecond sleeve edge 261B, and a second sleeve panel 262, would have athird sleeve edge 262A, and a fourth sleeve edge 262B, and a thirdsleeve panel 263, would have a fifth sleeve edge 263A, and a sixthsleeve edge 263B, and a fourth sleeve panel 264, would have a seventhsleeve edge 264A, and an eighth sleeve edge 264B. Thus, for example, thefirst sleeve edge 261A, would mate with the second sleeve edge 262B, andthe third sleeve edge 262A, would mate with the fourth sleeve edge 263A,and the fifth sleeve edge 263B, would mate with the sixth sleeve edge264A, and the seventh sleeve edge 264A, would mate with the eighthsleeve edge 261B. Thus, once the all the edges of the panels 261, 262,263, and 264, are mated to form the sleeve 220, shown in FIG. 19, whichwould be similar to the sleeve 20, the cover 210, would then be securelyand engageably be mated with the upper edge 267, of the panels 261, 262,263, and 264. Similarly, the base 230, would also be securely, andengageably be mated with the lower edge surface 265, of the sleeve 220,shown in FIG. 19, which would be similar to the sleeve 20. The coverpanel 210, has an inner surface or area 211, and an outer surface orarea 212. Thus, once the cover 210, has been folded and assembled thecover panel 210, would have side walls 295, 296, 297, 298, and an innerarea 211, facing the inside and into the housing sleeves 220, while theouter surface 212, would be forming the outside surface of the blind223. Similarly, the base panel 230, has an inner surface or area 231,and an outer surface or area 232. Thus, once the base panel 230, hasbeen folded and assembled the base panel 230, would have side walls 285,286, 287, 288, and an inner area 231, facing the inside and into thehousing sleeve 220, while the outer surface 232, would be forming theoutside surface of the blind 223, and would be, for example, on the topof the floor or surface 120, as shown in FIG. 15. The cover panel 210,could have one or more securing means, such as, securing means 222, thatwould be on the inside surface of the side walls 295, 296, 297, 298, andwould securely engage and mate with the upper edges 267, of the sleevepanels 261, 262, 263, 263, and thus the sleeve panels 261, 262, 263,263, would be engaged with but on the inside surface of the side walls295, 296, 297, 298, as more clearly shown in FIG. 19. Similarly, thebase panel 230, could have one or more securing means, such as, securingmeans 224, that would be on the outside surface of the side walls 285,286, 287, 288, and would securely engage and mate with the lower edges265, of the sleeve panels 261, 262, 263, 263, and thus the sleeve panels261, 262, 263, 263, would be engaged with but on the outside surface ofthe side walls 285, 286, 287, 288, as more clearly shown in FIG. 19.

FIG. 19, illustrates a perspective view of a fully erect and assembledportable, collapsible, shelter 223, of this invention, according to thethird embodiment of FIG. 18. It is preferred that the cover 210, havingthe side walls 295, 296, 297, 298, extends over the four peripheralwalls or sleeves 261, 262, 263, 264, of the sleeve housing 220, of theshelter 223, such that the upper edge 267, is on the inside of theperipheral walls of the cover 210. However, it is preferred that thebase 230, having the side walls 285, 286, 287, 288, is contained insidethe four peripheral walls or sleeves 261, 262, 263, 264, of the sleevehousing 220, of the shelter 223. The edge tab or lip 261A, 261B, 262A,262B, 263A, 263B, 264A, 264B, are secured to the corresponding edge soas to form a very secure walls for the shelter 22.

FIG. 20, illustrates a perspective upper view of a fourth embodiment ofa fully erect and assembled portable, collapsible, shelter 323, of thisinvention. The shelter 323, has a sleeve housing 320, having peripheralwalls or sleeve 361, 362, 363, 364. The shelter 323, has a cover 310,that has an inner or lower surface 311, an upper or outer surface 312,and peripheral edge walls 395, 396, 397, 398. The peripheral edge walls395, 396, 397, 398, of the cover 310, are placed over the sleeve housing320, so as to completely envelope the upper edge 367, by the peripheraledge walls 395, 396, 397, 398. For some applications the peripheral edgewall 395, 396, 397, 398, could also have at least one opening or hole321, for the penetration of at least one securing means 322. For someapplications one could also use at least one securing means 325, suchas, a belt 325, to secure the peripheral edge wall 395, 396, 397, 398,of the cover 310, to the peripheral walls or sleeve 361, 362, 363, 364,of the sleeve housing 320. The shelter 323, could be similar to theshelter 20, 223, discussed earlier, however, the shelter 323, hasadditional securing devices 322, and/or 325, to further secure the cover310, to the peripheral walls of the sleeve housing 320, to form theshelter 323.

FIG. 21, illustrates a perspective view of an upper or first window flap427A, and a lower or second window flap 427B, for a wall or sleeve 461,for a portable, collapsible, shelter 423, of this invention. The upperor first window flap 427A, and/or the lower or second window flap 427B,create an opening or window 425, in the inventive wall or panel orsleeve 461. The wall or panel 461, has a lower or first edge 465, and anupper or second edge 467. The lower or first edge 465, would be securedto a base, such as, base 30, 230, and the upper or second edge 467,would be used to secure to a cover, such as, cover 10, 210, 310. Thewindow flap 427, has a first window flap 427A, and a second window flap427B, which are either cut out of the wall or sleeve 461, or are securedthereto, and wherein the first window flap 427A, rotates about a hingeor fold line 426A, and a second window flap 427B, rotates about a hingeor fold line 426B. Additionally, the window or opening 425, has a firstwindow portion 425A, and a second window portion 425B, which correspondto the area defined by the first window flap 427A, and the second windowflap 427B, respectively. The wall or sleeve 461, has a first or innersurface 428, and a second or outer surface 429. It is preferred that thefirst window flap 427A, and the second window flap 427B, rotating abouthinge or fold line 426A, 426B, respectively, open towards the insidesurface 428, of the blind 423. But, for some applications the windowflap 427A, and/or window flap 427B, could also be rotated and openedtowards the outside surface 429, of the shelter 423. Thus under thosecircumstances the window flap 427A, could act as an awning or canopy427A.

FIG. 22, illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment for a anupper or first window flap 527A, and a lower or second window flap 527B,for a wall or sleeve 561, for a portable, collapsible, shelter 523, ofthis invention. The upper or first window flap 527A, and/or the lower orsecond window flap 527B, create an opening or window 525, in theinventive wall or panel or sleeve 561. The window or opening 525, has afirst window portion 525A, and a second window portion 525B, whichcorrespond to the area defined by the first window flap 527A, and thesecond window flap 527B, respectively. The wall or sleeve 561, has afirst or inner surface 528, and a second or outer surface 529. It ispreferred that the first window flap 527A, and the second window flap527B, rotating about hinge or fold line 526A, 526B, respectively, opentowards the inside surface 528, of the blind 523. But, for someapplications the window flap 527A, and/or window flap 527B, could alsobe rotated and opened towards the outside surface 529, of the shelter523. Thus under those circumstances the window flap 527A, could act asan awning or canopy 527A. The wall or panel 561, has a lower or firstedge 565, and an upper or second edge 567. The lower or first edge 565,would be secured to a base, such as, base 30, 230, and the upper orsecond edge 567, would be used to secure to a cover, such as, cover 10,210, 310. An inner or inside surface 528, of the wall or sleeve 561,could have an upper or first latching means 531, that would correspondto a second or upper window latching means 533, such that when latchingmeans 531, 533, are brought in proximity to each other they would latchto each other, which would result in the upper window flap 527A, beinglatched onto and against the inside surface 528, of the wall or sleeve561. For some applications the inside surface 528, of the wall or sleeve561, could have an lower or third latching means 541, that wouldcorrespond to a fourth or lower window latching means 543, such thatwhen latching means 541, 543, are brought in proximity to each otherthey would latch to each other, which would result in the lower windowflap 527B, being latched onto and against the inside surface 528, of thewall or sleeve 561. For some applications the upper window or flap 527A,could have at least one tab or handle 535, for rotationally moving thewindow or flap 527A, around an edge or area or fold line 526A.Similarly, for some applications the lower window or flap 527B, couldhave at least one tab or handle 545, for rotationally moving the windowor flap 527B, around an edge or area or fold line 526B.

FIG. 23, illustrates a perspective view of a fifth embodiment for acentral housing sleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter 623, of thisinvention. The shelter 623, has a housing sleeve 620, which is formed bythe joining or mating of side walls or sleeves 661, 662, 663, 664. Thehousing sleeve 620, has a lower wall edge 665, and an upper wall edge667. The side walls or sleeves 661, 662, 663, 664, around the lower walledge 665, could have at least one securing means 22, and/or at least oneopening 321. Similarly, the side walls or sleeves 661, 662, 663, 664,around the upper wall edge 667, could have at least one securing means22, and/or at least one opening 321. For some applications the side wallor sleeve 661, could have at least one window 627, and the side wall orsleeve 662, could have an opening 647, for a door 645, and the side wallor sleeve 663, could have an opening 625, for a window flap, such as, awindow flap 427, 527, and the side wall or sleeve 664, could have anopening 625, for a window flap, such as, a window flap 427, 527.

FIG. 24, illustrates a perspective view of a sixth embodiment for acentral housing sleeve for a portable, collapsible, shelter or blind orstructure 723, of this invention. For the ease of understanding thecover, such as, cover 10, 110, 210, 310, or the base, such as, base 30,130, 230, 330, have not been shown, but would be associated with theshelter 723, once the shelter 723, has been fully assembled. The shelter723, has a central housing sleeve 720, and where the central housingsleeve 720, has individual panels 761, 762, 763, 764, having fold linesand/or joints 751, 752, 753, 754, 755. The central housing sleeve 720,has been illustrated as being laid out flat on a surface. The individualpanel, such as, an end panel 761, could have an edge tab or flap 761A,or an edge securing area 761A. Similarly, the individual panel, such as,an end panel 764, could have an edge tab or flap 764B, or an edgesecuring area 764B. For the purposes of illustration and ease ofunderstanding other edge flaps or edge securing areas are not shown, butit is within the knowledge of a person skilled in the art to have edgeflaps or edge securing areas, similar to the edge flap 761A, 764B, or anedge securing area 761A, 764B, for the other panels, such as, panel 761,762, 763, and 764. The flattened structure 723, has a lower edge 765,which would be used to mate with and accommodate a base, such as, base30, and an upper edge 767, that would be used to mate with andaccommodate a cover, such as, cover 10. For some applications theflattened housing sleeve 720, could have additional or secondary foldlines or joints 756, that would allow the sleeve 720, to be transportedin a more compact manner, thus instead of say, 2 folds, if folded fromthe center, the sleeve 720, could have more than, say 6 folds.

FIG. 25, illustrates a perspective view of a fully erect and assembledportable, collapsible, shelter 723, of this invention, according to thesixth embodiment of FIG. 24. For the ease of understanding the cover,such as, cover 10, 110, 210, 310, or the base, such as, base 30, 130,230, 330, have not been shown, but would be associated with the shelter723, once the shelter 723, has been fully assembled. The panel 761,could have an area 761A, which could be an edge flap 761A, or it couldbe an area 761A, along the edge of the panel 761, similarly, the panel764, could have an area 764B, which could be an edge flap 764B, or itcould be an area 764B, along the edge of the panel 764, however, inorder to secure one edge of a first panel to an edge of a second panel,one should have at least one edge flap 761A, and/or 764B, to secure theedge of the first panel to the edge of the second or end panel. Thecentral housing sleeve 720, could be formed, for example, by foldingpanels 761, 762, 763, 764, along fold lines 752, 753, 754, and thenfolding end or edge panels 761A, and/or end or edge panel 764B, alongfold line 751, 755, respectively, and then securing the end or edgepanel 761A, and/or end or edge panel 764B, to an edge of the panel 761,or panel 764, using at least one securing means 725, in order to formthe central housing sleeve 720, as shown in FIG. 25. The at least onesecuring means 725, could be selected from a group comprising, glue,adhesive, a hook and loop fastening means, rivet, screw, bolts securedto a nut, to name a few.

It should be appreciated that the central housing sleeve 20, 120, 220,320, 720, could have individual side panels, such as, side panels 261,262, 263, 264, 461, 561, that are secured by side edges to each other toform a housing sleeve 20, 120, 220, 320, 620, 720, or they could beformed as a central housing sleeve 20, 120, 620, 720.

The inventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323,423, 523, 623, 723, preferably, for outdoors, has been shown to havefour sidewalls or side panels and an attachable and detachable roof orceiling, however, for some applications one could also have anattachable and detachable floor or base, which is similar to thestructure or panel used for the roof or ceiling. It is preferred thatone of the side panel or side wall also functions has a door panel.

The inventive product 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, comes with,or without, a window 25, and/or window flap or window closure 27. Forsome embodiments the side panel of the inventive product could have atleast one window or opening. The inventive product can stand alone, orit can be secured to any other structure. The inventive product can comein a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

The interior or exterior surface of the inventive product, ispreferably, of such a nature, that it can be manufactured and used todisplay items, such as, for example, a logo, a pattern, a design, acamouflage, an outdoor scenery, to name a few.

It should be understood that the inventive structure can be used indoorsand outdoors. Similarly, the inventive structure can also be used as achild's “Play House.” Furthermore, in a play house version one couldhave removable decals or stickers 129, as shown in FIG. 17. It ispreferred that the decals or stickers 129, stick to the inventivestructure without any chemical adhesive, so that the decals or stickers129, can be re-used. It should be understood that the decals or stickers129, can be applied to the inside surface 28, 111, 131, or to theoutside surface 29, 112, of the inventive structure. The stickers 129,can be selected from a group comprising, letters of the alphabet, a“Space Ship Kit”, a spaceship control panel, a window showing astar/moon image, a “Medieval Castle Kit”, a decal of a suit ofarmor/swords, a window showing knights jousting, a little girls “Kit”with pretty pink flowers and furniture or house wares, to name a few.

The panels, ceiling, roof, walls, base, for the portable, collapsibleapparatus 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, could be made of atleast one layer of material, and wherein the at least one material couldbe selected from a group comprising of a corrugated material, a plasticmaterial, a composite material, a waterproof material, a weatherproofmaterial, a Coroplast material, a foil-type material, a paper material,a plastic-type material, a cardboard material, a vinyl material, anextruded corrugated plastic material, polyethylene material,polypropylene material, and combinations thereof, to name a few.Coroplast is a Trademark of Coroplast Inc.

For some applications the walls or the panels or the roof or the base ofthe inventive product 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, could bemade of a first material and a second material, and wherein the firstmaterial, for example, could be a corrugated material, a plasticmaterial, a composite material, a waterproof material, a weatherproofmaterial, a Coroplast material, a foil-type material, a paper material,a plastic-type material, a cardboard material, a vinyl material, anextruded corrugated plastic material, polyethylene material,polypropylene material, and combinations thereof, to name a few, and thesecond material could be, for example, a corrugated material, a plasticmaterial, a composite material, a waterproof material, a weatherproofmaterial, a Coroplast material, a foil-type material, a paper material,a plastic-type material, a cardboard material, a vinyl material, anextruded corrugated plastic material, polyethylene material,polypropylene material, and combinations thereof, to name a few.

It is preferred that the material used for the inventive portable,collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, areweather resistant, and are capable of being used for outdoor purposes.

For some applications the exterior surface of the inventive portable,collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, couldbe painted with or lined with material, such as, with a material thatprotects the inventive product from UV (ultraviolet) radiation or light.The painted or liner material could also act as a potential UVprotective material or layer. For durability one could spray or roll-onthe layer or the covering material. However, for some applications onecould also use “rubberized paint product”, which could be sprayed-on orrolled-on, or could be applied as a coating by methods well known in theart.

The inventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323,423, 523, 623, 723, is provided with at least one door, which door couldbe die cut into the panel, or it could be attached to an opening in thepanel with at least one securing means, and wherein the securing meanscould, for example, be a hinge. It is preferred that the securing meansallows for the quiet movement of the door by the user during use. Forsome applications, one or more edge of the door could be provided withat least one flange, so as to allow the door to be opened or closed fromthe inside of the inventive improved, portable, collapsible, humanshelter.

For some applications the door could be provided with at least onewindow, which window could be die cut into the panel or door, or itcould be attached to an opening in the door with at least one securingmeans, and wherein the securing means could, for example, be a hinge. Itis preferred that the securing means allows for the quiet movement ofthe window by the user from the inside of the inventive structure. Forsome applications, one or more edge of the window could be provided withat least one flange, so as to allow the window to be opened or closedfrom the inside of the inventive improved, portable, collapsible, humanshelter.

It should be appreciated that preferably at least one wall panel of theinventive shelter has at least one window. For the ease of understandingthe cross-sectional shape of the window(s) or door(s) for the inventiveportable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623,723, have been shown as being a square shape, or a rectangular shape, ora polygonal shape, or a T-shape, but it is within the realm of a personskilled in the art to have the cross-sectional shape for the window(s)or door(s) of the inventive shelter be selected from a group comprisinga triangular-shape, a square-shape, a rectangular-shape, acircular-shape, an oval-shape, a multisided-shape, a polygonal-shape, aT-type shape, an odd-shape, an irregular-shape, and combinationsthereof, to name a few.

For some applications at least one side panel of the inventive portable,collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, couldbe provided with at least one window, which window could be die cut intothe side panel, or it could be attached to an opening in the side panelwith at least one securing means, and wherein the securing means could,for example, be a hinge. It is preferred that the securing means allowsfor the quiet movement of the window by the user from the inside of theinventive structure. For some applications, one or more edge of thewindow could be provided with at least one flange, so as to allow thewindow to be opened or closed from the inside of the inventive improved,portable, collapsible, human shelter.

For some applications the three side panels and the front door panel andthe roof could be all individual panels, and which when assembled, couldform the inventive portable, collapsible, human shelter 23, 123, 223,323, 423, 523, 623, 723. However, for some applications one or more ofthe panels could be formed as one unit, such as, for example, the roofcould be formed with one of the side panel or the door panel, or two ofthe side panels could be formed as one unit, or the door panel and oneof the adjacent side panel could be formed as one unit.

For some applications each of the panels, such as, the sides, the top,the bottom, could be made from a larger panel and which could be die cutfor a specific shape, or they could be individually made, such as, for acustom application.

For some applications the sleeve is made from four panels, such that theedges of each of the panels are secured to each other by means wellknown in the art, so as to form the inventive sleeve. However, for someapplications one could have a long panel where the panel could be foldedso as to form side walls, and the two opposite edges could be secured toeach other so as to form the inventive sleeve for the portable,collapsible, human shelter.

It should be appreciated that the cross-sectional shape of the inventiveportable shelter, such as, for example, the cover, the base, the housingsleeve, could be selected from a group comprising a triangular-shape, asquare-shape, a rectangular-shape, a circular-shape, an oval-shape, amultisided-shape, a polygonal-shape, an odd-shape, an irregular-shape,and combinations thereof, to name a few.

It should also be appreciated that the cross-sectional shape of the atleast one securing means for securing various items to form theinventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423,523, 623, 723, could be selected from a group comprising atriangular-shape, a square-shape, a rectangular-shape, a circular-shape,an oval-shape, a multisided-shape, a polygonal-shape, an odd-shape, anirregular-shape, and combinations thereof, to name a few.

For some applications the roof 10, could be made from a panel where atleast one of the edge is folded and secured to the inside edge of theroof so as to form a box like structure having a lip or a roofextension. The lip or the roof extension could have at least onesecuring means, such as, a hook and loop type securing means, anadhesive-type tape, to name a few. It is preferred that the securingmeans are adhered to the inside surface of the lip or roof extension, sothat once secured to one edge of the sleeve, the sleeve fits snuglyinside the roof portion with the lip or roof extension extending along aportion of the outer edges of the sleeve.

For some applications the base or floor 30, could be made from a panelwhere at least one of the edge is folded and secured to the inside edgeof the base or floor 30, so as to form a box like structure having a lipor a base or floor extension. The lip or the base or floor extensioncould have at least one securing means, such as, a hook and loop typesecuring means, an adhesive-type tape, to name a few. It is preferredthat the securing means are adhered to the outside surface of the lip orbase or floor extension, so that once secured to one edge of the sleeve,the sleeve fits snugly to the outside edges of the base or floor portionwith the lip or base or floor extension extending along a portion of theinner edges of the sleeve.

For some applications the once formed sleeve for the portable,collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, couldhave two folds on two opposite panels, so that the sleeve couldcollapse, like an accordion onto itself, for easy storage ortransportation. It should also be understood that the inventive sleeve,or the cover, or the base, could have one or more folding lines orfolds, which would make it easy for transportation and/or storage. Forexample if the footprint is 4′×5′, with only one additional fold itwould be reduced to a 2′×5′ footprint.

It is preferred that the outer peripheral edges of the base or floorpanel snugly fits inside the inner lower peripheral wall edges of thesleeve. This configuration will keep water from being able to go insidethe base or floor panel or unit, and will also help push the walls ofthe sleeve out and stabilize the four walls of the sleeve. For mostapplications the peripheral edges of the top cover or roof panel willremain on the outside of the peripheral edges of the central housingsleeve as discussed earlier.

It is preferred that a band of a securing means, such as, a Velcrostrip, or a double-sided-adhesive tape, to name a few, are securedaround the inner or outer peripheral edges of the panel or sleeveportion that is being secured to each other, so that each of thecomponents are properly and appropriately secured to each other. Forsome applications one could use high strength magnets, such as,Neodymium Magnets, or magnetic tape, etc., instead of a Velcro, as asecuring means.

It should be appreciated that the base and/or the cover of the portable,collapsible, human shelter could be secured to the housing sleeve by anumber of methods and/or securing means. For some applications the atleast one securing means could be selected from a group comprising ahook and loop means, a Velcro strip, a double-sided-adhesive tape, ahigh strength magnet, a neodymium magnet, a magnetic tape, a belt, arivet, a clip, a screw, a bolt, a glue, an adhesive, and combinationsthereof, to name a few.

For some applications the sleeve could be made from a single sheet orpanel, and then secured at the edges of the two longitudinal ends. Priorto the securing of the two ends it is preferred that the sleeve has atleast three creases or predefined edges for the four panels. It is alsopreferred that the sleeve also has at least two center creases forfolding or laying the sleeve flat during shipment, similar to anaccordion type fold.

For some applications, the central housing sleeve 20, could be, forexample, two 96 inches in length by 60 inches in height flat sheets,which could be secured at the edges, such as, for example, heat weldedtogether. It should be understood that the dimensions of the sizes ofthe cover, base, housing sleeve, would depend on the need of thecustomer or user.

It is preferred that all the windows and doors fold inward, and that thewindows and doors have at least one flange attached on the insidesurface to allow the occupant to push them shut, but not be able to pushthem through the central housing sleeve 20.

It should be understood that for some application the inner surface orthe outer surface of the inventive portable, collapsible, human shelter,23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, could be painted, such as, withan appropriate paint, or an exterior surface material.

For some applications one could use a UV stable weatherable film whichcould be applied or printed onto one or more of the panels, such as, ina camo design, or as a wrap, or a cover over the material, such as, theplastic material, this is akin to a situation where one would have twodifferent materials for one or more of the panels.

For some applications the sleeve and the upper and lower panels of theinventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423,523, 623, 723, could be fluted corrugated wall material, such as, forexample, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, to name a few, and which canbe made from either prime virgin plastic material, or recycled material.

It should be understood that the inventive portable, collapsible, humanshelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, could multiple sizes,depending on the application or the user's requirements.

For the ease of understanding the cross-sectional shape of the inventiveportable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623,723, have been shown as having four panels or walls or sidewall, but itis within the realm of a person skilled in the art to have the inventiveshelter having one round or oval wall or having a triangular wall orpolygonal shaped walls, etc. However, for most applications it ispreferred that the cross-sectional shape of the inventive portable,collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, beselected from a group comprising a triangular-shape, a square-shape, arectangular-shape, a circular-shape, an oval-shape, a multisided-shape,a polygonal-shape, an odd-shape, an irregular-shape, to name a few.

It should also be appreciated that the interior surface or the exteriorsurface or both surfaces of the wall or panel or roof or ceiling or baseof the inventive structure could have at least one inscription, andwherein the inscription could be selected from a group comprising of adesign, an indicia, a drawing, a photograph, a scenery, a picture, anillustration, a gesture, a smiley-type face, a phrase, a statement, arhyme, an alphabet, a numeral, a symbol, a visual message, a graphicimage, a verbiage, a camouflage, an outdoor scenery, just to name a few.

Edges of each of the panels that are used to assemble or form theinventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423,523, 623, 723, could have at least one securing means to secure eachedge to the other, so as to form a sturdy structure, when assembled.And, wherein the at least one securing means could be selected from agroup comprising a tie, a cable tie, a pin, a push pin, a clip, a clamp,hook and loop means, a weld, to name a few.

For some applications one could also use a 90 degree corner profile thatslides onto the edge of the two sheets of material or the two panels,effectively creating a corner and joining the two sheets or panels. Itshould be understood that the joining of the corner sections of theboards and panels is well known in the art, such as, for example,TPextrusions.com teach that they stock and manufacture a wide variety ofcorner profiles for use on boards, panels, glass, plywood, and othercommon materials. Although the majority of these corner joints are 90degree, they can also make to different angles should this be required.They also disclose that the corner strips complement the other board andpanel profiles for all exhibition building, shop-fitting and generalfurniture and building purposes. They also provide H-Sections,T-Sections, capping and clip-on edging which can be found on their boardand panel landing page at www.tpextrusions.com. Their 90 degree cornerprofiles are available in popular sizes and styles, and a range ofcolors. These include the rounded corner section, which have asufficient flex in it to open or close the angle from 90 degrees.

It should be appreciated that the “collapsible box design” of theinventive portable, collapsible, human shelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423,523, 623, 723, or the inventive blind, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623,723, is very light-weight, inexpensive, weatherable material, as it usesmaterial, such as, a Coroplast-type material, and the “collapsible boxdesign” gives the user the ease of assembling it, and the manufactureror the user to flat shipping it.

As stated earlier that the inventive portable, collapsible, humanshelter, 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, or the inventive blind,23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 623, 723, uses material, such as, aCoroplast-type material, which has insulating capabilities. Thisinsulating capabilities are further enhanced by the fluted design of thesheet or panel, which leaves a layer of air between the two sheet walls,which sandwich the fluted material.

It should be appreciated that both the top cover or roof panel, and thebottom or base panel, can go either inside or outside of the sleevepanel. If they are inserted inside the sleeve panel then they wouldprovide more stability, and if they are placed outside of the sleevepanel then they would provide more water resistance, and each of theconfigurations or assembly would depend on what the customer or the usermay want.

It should be appreciated that the material for each of the panel cancome in different range of thicknesses and strength, depending on thecustomer or users price point or end application, for example, thickerpanels could be used for heavier duty use, while thinner panels could befor a less expensive application, or where a heavy duty blind is notneeded.

Thus, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments describedherein and the constituent elements of the invention can be modified invarious manners without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention. Various aspects of the invention can also be extracted fromany appropriate combination of a plurality of constituent elementsdisclosed in the embodiments. Some constituent elements may be deletedin all of the constituent elements disclosed in the embodiments. Theconstituent elements described in different embodiments may be combinedarbitrarily.

Still further, while certain embodiments of the inventions have beendescribed, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only,and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. Indeed, thenovel methods and systems described herein may be embodied in a varietyof other forms; furthermore, various omissions, substitutions andchanges in the form of the methods and systems described herein may bemade without departing from the spirit of the inventions.

It should be further understood that throughout the specification andclaims several terms have been used and they take the meaningsexplicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise. For example, the phrase “in one embodiment” as used hereindoes not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, though it may.Additionally, the phrase “in another embodiment” as used herein does notnecessarily refer to a different embodiment, although it may. Thus,various embodiments of the invention may be readily combined, withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the invention.

While the present invention has been particularly described inconjunction with a specific preferred embodiment, it is evident thatmany alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent tothose skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. It istherefore contemplated that the appended claims will embrace any suchalternatives, modifications and variations as falling within the truescope and spirit of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable, collapsible, human sheltercomprising: (a) a cover, wherein said cover has a central cover areadefined by vertical peripheral cover sidewalls; (b) a base, wherein saidbase has a central base area defined by vertical peripheral basesidewalls; (c) a housing sleeve, wherein said housing sleeve has atleast one wall panel having an upper edge and a lower edge,; and (d)wherein said base is secured to at least a portion of said lower edgesuch that said vertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained insidethe lower peripheral edges of said at least one wall panel of saidhousing sleeve, and wherein said cover is secured to at least a portionof said upper edge of said at least one wall panel of said housing suchthat said vertical peripheral cover sidewalls are outside of the upperperipheral edges of said at least one wall panel of said verticalhousing sleeve, so as to form said portable, collapsible, human shelter.2. The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein saidbase is secured to said at least one wall panel of said shelter using atleast one securing means.
 3. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein said base is secured to said at least one wall panel ofsaid shelter using at least one securing means, and wherein said atleast one securing means is selected from a group consisting of a hookand loop means, a Velcro strip, a double-sided-adhesive tape, a highstrength magnet, a neodymium magnet, a magnetic tape, a belt, a rivet, aclip, a screw, a bolt, a glue, an adhesive, and combinations thereof. 4.The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein said coveris secured to said at least one wall panel of said shelter using atleast one securing means.
 5. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein said cover is secured to said at least one wall panelof said shelter using at least one securing means, and wherein said atleast one securing means is selected from a group consisting of a hookand loop means, a Velcro strip, a double-sided-adhesive tape, a highstrength magnet, a neodymium magnet, a magnetic tape, a belt, a rivet, aclip, a screw, a bolt, a glue, an adhesive, and combinations thereof. 6.The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein said atleast one wall panel of said shelter has at least one door.
 7. Theportable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein said at leastone wall panel of said shelter has at least one window.
 8. The portable,collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein said at least one wallpanel of said shelter has at least one window, and wherein thecross-sectional shape of said at least one window is selected from agroup consisting of a triangular-shape, a square-shape, arectangular-shape, a circular-shape, an oval-shape, a multisided-shape,a polygonal-shape, a T-type shape, an odd-shape, an irregular-shape, andcombinations thereof.
 9. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein said at least one wall panel of said shelter has atleast one window, and wherein said at least one window has at least onewindow flap to open and close said at least one window.
 10. Theportable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein said at leastone wall panel of said shelter has at least one window, and wherein saidat least one window has at least one window flap to open and close saidat least one window, and wherein said at least one window flap has atleast one latch.
 11. The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim1, wherein the cross-sectional shape of said shelter is selected from agroup consisting of a triangular-shape, a square-shape, arectangular-shape, a circular-shape, an oval-shape, a multisided-shape,a polygonal-shape, an odd-shape, an irregular-shape, and combinationsthereof.
 12. The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1,wherein one of an internal surface and an external surface of saidshelter has at least one inscription, and wherein said at least oneinscription is selected from a group consisting of a design, an indicia,a drawing, a photograph, a scenery, a picture, an illustration, agesture, a smiley-type face, a phrase, a statement, a rhyme, analphabet, a numeral, a symbol, a visual message, a graphic image, averbiage, a camouflage, an outdoor scenery, and combinations thereof.13. The portable, collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, whereinmaterial for said shelter is selected from a group consisting of acorrugated material, a plastic material, a composite material, awaterproof material, a weatherproof material, a Coroplast material, afoil-type material, a paper material, a plastic-type material, acardboard material, a vinyl material, an extruded corrugated plasticmaterial, polyethylene material, polypropylene material, andcombinations thereof.
 14. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein one of said base, cover, and housing sleeve of saidshelter is made from at least one first material and at least one secondmaterial, and wherein said at least one first material, is selected froma group consisting of a corrugated material, a plastic material, acomposite material, a waterproof material, a weatherproof material, aCoroplast material, a foil-type material, a paper material, aplastic-type material, a cardboard material, a vinyl material, anextruded corrugated plastic material, polyethylene material,polypropylene material, and combinations thereof, and wherein said atleast one second material, is selected from a group consisting of acorrugated material, a plastic material, a composite material, awaterproof material, a weatherproof material, a Coroplast material, afoil-type material, a paper material, a plastic-type material, acardboard material, a vinyl material, an extruded corrugated plasticmaterial, polyethylene material, polypropylene material, andcombinations thereof.
 15. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein said shelter is coated with at least one layer of atleast one material.
 16. The portable, collapsible, human shelter ofclaim 1, wherein said shelter is coated with at least one layer of atleast one material, and wherein said at least one material is selectedfrom a group consisting of an UV (ultraviolet) radiation protectivematerial, a paint material, a liner material, a rubberized paintproduct, and combinations thereof.
 17. The portable, collapsible, humanshelter of claim 1, wherein said housing sleeve is made from a singlepanel having fold lines, and wherein said single panel is folded alongsaid fold lines to form said housing sleeve.
 18. The portable,collapsible, human shelter of claim 1, wherein at least one anchoringdevice is secured to said shelter to secure said shelter to at least onestructure.
 19. A portable, collapsible, human shelter comprising: (a) acover, wherein said cover has a central cover area defined by verticalperipheral cover sidewalls; (b) a base, wherein said base has a centralbase area defined by vertical peripheral base sidewalls; (c) a housingsleeve, wherein said housing sleeve has a plurality of wall panelshaving a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge, and an upperedge and a lower edge, and wherein said first vertical edge of a firstwall panel is securely attached to said second vertical edge of a secondwall panel so as to form a vertical housing sleeve; and (d) wherein saidbase is secured to at least a portion of said lower edge such that saidvertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained inside the lowerperipheral edges of said vertical housing sleeve, and wherein said coveris secured to at least a portion of said upper edge such that saidvertical peripheral cover sidewalls are outside of the upper peripheraledges of said vertical housing sleeve, so as to form said portable,collapsible, human shelter.
 20. A method of forming a portable,collapsible, human shelter comprising the steps of: (a) taking a coverpanel and folding the peripheral edges of said cover panel so as to forma base having a central cover area and vertical peripheral coversidewalls; (b) taking a base panel and folding the peripheral edge ofsaid base panel so as to form a cover having a central base area andvertical peripheral base sidewalls; (c) taking at least one panel andforming a housing sleeve panel such that said housing sleeve has atleast one wall panel having an upper edge and a lower edge; and (d)wherein said base is secured to at least a portion of said lower edgesuch that said vertical peripheral base sidewalls are contained insidethe lower peripheral edges of said at least one wall panel of saidhousing sleeve, and wherein said cover is secured to at least a portionof said upper edge such that said vertical peripheral cover sidewallsare outside of the upper peripheral edges of said at least one wallpanel of said housing sleeve.